North Dakota State Bison football
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| First season | 1894 | ||
| Head coach |
Chris Klieman 3rd year, 40–5 (.889) |
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| Stadium | Fargodome | ||
| Year built | 1992 | ||
| Seating capacity | 19,000 | ||
| Field surface | AstroTurf Magic Carpet II (2012) | ||
| Location | Fargo, North Dakota | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FCS | ||
| Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference | ||
| Past conferences |
Great West (2004–2007) North Central (1922–2003) |
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| All-time record | 696–370–34 (.648) | ||
| Bowl record | 7–5 (.583) | ||
| Playoff appearances | 30 | ||
| Playoff record |
Div. I FCS: 24-2 Div. II: 35-13 |
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| Claimed nat'l titles | 13 8 - (Div. II): 1965, 1968, 1969, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990 5 - (Div. I FCS): 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
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| Conference titles | 33 (6 MVFC, 1 GWFC, 26 NCC) |
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| Fight song | On Bison | ||
| Mascot | Thundar | ||
| Marching band | Gold Star Marching Band | ||
| Rivals |
South Dakota State University (Dakota Marker) University of North Dakota (Nickel Trophy) (Suspended till 2019 ) University of Northern Iowa University of South Dakota |
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| Website | www.gobison.com | ||
The North Dakota State Bison football program represents North Dakota State University in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision level and competes in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. The Bison play in the 19,000 seat Fargodome located in Fargo, ND. The Bison have won 13 National Championships and 33 Conference Championships and won five-consecutive NCAA Division I-FCS National Championships between 2011 and 2015. NDSU is the only college football program to ever win five consecutive NCAA national championships. In regards to overall record, post-season play, and titles won over the past 5 years; the NDSU Bison Football program is known as one of the greatest dynasties in college football history.
Since 2011, the North Dakota State Bison have a record of 83–7 (.922) including a record 22 game playoff win streak, making them the most successful college football football program in Division I this decade. The Bison are 137–34 (.801) since moving to Division I in 2004. Since 1964, the Bison have had only 3 losing seasons and an overall record of 485–136–4 (.779) through that 52-year span, one of the best in all of college football. North Dakota State currently has more all-time wins than any non-Ivy League FCS Program at nearly 700 all-time wins. Of all teams established after 1894, only Oklahoma has won a higher percentage of their games than NDSU. The team also has the record for the longest winning streak in Division I-FCS which stands at 33 consecutive games spanning from 2012 to 2014. It is also tied for the 3rd longest streak in NCAA football during the past 50 years.
In the final AP Football Poll of the 2013–14 season; after their third consecutive National Championship, North Dakota State finished with 17 votes which ranked them at #29 in all of D1 football, the highest end of season ranking of any team in the history of FCS football. After defeating 13th-ranked (FBS) Iowa in 2016, the Bison earned 74 votes and a #27 ranking in the entire D1 field, overtaking their previous record to become the highest-ranked FCS team of all time.
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